Island Music Fest is one of the Comox Valley's liveliest summer events, drawing folk, roots, world, blues, and indie acts to a festival setting near Courtenay. It is as much a local social weekend as a concert series, with camping, food vendors, and a relaxed Vancouver Island crowd.
The festival matters only if your dates line up, so check the current lineup and ticket situation well ahead of time. If it is on, it can reshape a Courtenay visit from a quiet base for rivers and mountains into a full music weekend.